Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Ventura county california dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 224,449 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 13,484 | 6.0 |
| Kindergarten | 12,237 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 100,985 | 45.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 49,298 | 22.0 |
| College or graduate school | 48,445 | 21.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 471,756 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 49,085 | 10.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 44,787 | 9.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 92,936 | 19.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 120,471 | 25.5 |
| Associate degree | 37,341 | 7.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 82,179 | 17.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 44,957 | 9.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 80.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 573,689 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 148,440 | 25.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 329,877 | 57.5 |
| Separated | 11,205 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 29,511 | 5.1 |
Female | 23,838 | 4.2 |
| Divorced | 54,656 | 9.5 |
Female | 32,525 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 20,371 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 5,654 | 27.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 535,046 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 63,430 | 11.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 187,294 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,754 | 7.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 427,298 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 78,730 | 18.4 |
Percent employed | 61.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 348,568 | 81.6 |
Percent employed | 76.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 73,487 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 29,164 | 39.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 697,367 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 360,413 | 51.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 315,048 | 45.2 |
Same county | 201,063 | 28.8 |
Different county | 113,985 | 16.3 |
Same state | 80,064 | 11.5 |
Different state | 33,921 | 4.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 21,906 | 3.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 753,197 | 100.0 |
| Native | 597,284 | 79.3 |
Born in United States | 589,064 | 78.2 |
State of residence | 397,990 | 52.8 |
Different state | 191,074 | 25.4 |
Born outside United States | 8,220 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 155,913 | 20.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 52,462 | 7.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 61,540 | 8.2 |
Not a citizen | 94,373 | 12.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 155,906 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 13,554 | 8.7 |
| Asia | 30,607 | 19.6 |
| Africa | 1,477 | 0.9 |
| Oceania | 970 | 0.6 |
| Latin America | 105,260 | 67.5 |
| Northern America | 4,038 | 2.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 697,367 | 100.0 |
| English only | 467,351 | 67.0 |
| Language other than English | 230,016 | 33.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 112,466 | 16.1 |
Spanish | 182,412 | 26.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 95,504 | 13.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 18,358 | 2.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,390 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 25,412 | 3.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 11,353 | 1.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 753,197 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 822,034 | 109.1 |
| Arab | 3,709 | 0.5 |
| Czech1 | 3,496 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 5,382 | 0.7 |
| Dutch | 11,388 | 1.5 |
| English | 74,490 | 9.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 20,815 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 4,576 | 0.6 |
| German | 97,766 | 13.0 |
| Greek | 2,916 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 4,545 | 0.6 |
| Irish1 | 74,890 | 9.9 |
| Italian | 38,485 | 5.1 |
| Lithuanian | 1,514 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 13,789 | 1.8 |
| Polish | 17,347 | 2.3 |
| Portuguese | 2,749 | 0.4 |
| Russian | 12,231 | 1.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,445 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 14,933 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 687 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,688 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 12,925 | 1.7 |
| Swiss | 2,512 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 1,592 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 30,802 | 4.1 |
| Welsh | 5,791 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 536 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 349,035 | 46.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
